Real Estate Investing

Goldilocks And The Three Real Estate Investments

Goldilocks And The Three Bears is not a story about real estate investments. Instead, some people think it's a sweet innocent story about a young girl who stumbles into a cabin in the woods. There she finds refuge, a warm meal, and a nice place to get some rest. Well those people are wrong. Blinded by her pigtails, dimples, and…

Dennis BethelJuly 6, 2020

Real Estate Investing

5 Crazy Laws Apartment Investors Should Know About

When it comes to landlord-tenant laws, these five crazy laws put the "ass" in asinine. All right, I know what you’re thinking…there isn’t a second “s” in asinine. But that’s beside the point. You can worry about my spelling, diction, phonetics, sense of fashion and all that other jazz later on. Stick with me, I’m trying to make a point…

Dennis BethelJune 8, 2020

Real Estate Investing

Bonus Depreciation And Other Tax Advantages Of Apartment Investing

Let’s talk about depreciation, including bonus depreciation. If you’ve invested in apartments then you likely know just how tax advantaged real estate is. Depreciation is the cornerstone of those tax benefits. But depreciation isn’t always well understood. So let’s change that. In accounting terms, depreciation is the reduction in value of an item over time. Take, for example, computers purchased…

Dennis BethelMay 11, 2020

Health Care

Coronavirus Pandemic: 4 Things You Can Do

For most of the last decade, I’ve been writing about investing, finances, and retirement. So with the arrival of the coronavirus pandemic and the growing economic downturn, you’d think I’d have a lot to write about. The stock market has plummeted, hotels are empty, bars and restaurants are closing, and airplanes are grounded. The historic 11-year bull market has come…

Dennis BethelMarch 17, 2020

Accredited Investors

Calling All Accredited Investors

I’ve worked my entire adult life in two industries – medicine and the financial sector (specifically commercial multifamily real estate). While the two are very different, I have noticed a similarity…let me explain. The emergency department is a microcosm of society. All types of people from various walks of life utilize the E.R. I thrived in that environment for years,…

Dennis BethelMarch 10, 2020

Passive Investments

Dr. Roboto: Will Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Replace Doctors?

Have you noticed all the talk about automation and artificial intelligence over the last few years? Are doctors replaceable? Will R2-D2 be doing prostate exams any time soon? This brings the debate of whether or not you can keep your doctor to a whole new level.

Dennis BethelMarch 21, 2019

Passive Investments

Rent Control And The Middle Class Housing Crisis

Rent control is in the news these days. Sparked by California�s ballot Proposition 10, the debate is raging primarily in coastal regions where rent is particularly high

Dennis BethelOctober 31, 2018

Real Estate

A Doctor’s Personal Graveyard

All doctors have their own personal graveyard A place in which patients go as a direct result of their doctors mistakes and miscalculations. Yours will be bigger than most.

Dennis BethelMarch 30, 2017

Real Estate Investing

The Millennial Rental Tidal Wave

Relative to earlier generations, Millennials are struggling by making less money, incurring more debt, experiencing underemployment, facing lower income growth trajectories, and having a harder time saving money. Homeownership is largely outside of their reach.

Dennis BethelFebruary 21, 2017

Real Estate Investing

Apartment Investment Opportunity

Many NestEggRx readers want to see behind the curtain of how investments through private real estate investment companies work. They want to see the business plan, the expected returns, how we look at markets and submarkets, and most of all they want access to these deals.

Dennis BethelFebruary 8, 2017

Real Estate Capital

Crowdfunding – The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

From time to time, I get questions about crowdfunding as not much is known. In this post, I want to shed some light on this industry and discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly that comes with it.

Dennis BethelJanuary 2, 2017

Real Estate Investing

Multifamily – The Lego Of Investments

The good news is that those investors who have diversified into multifamily are prepared. They've positioned themselves in front of this perfect storm of factors.

Dennis BethelDecember 14, 2016

Real Estate Investing

Hanging Up The White Coat

There are a lot of doctors who build their entire financial plan around earned income and their own labor. They don't think to build stable streams of passive income outside of medicine and therefore they get stuck in this bloated system without any options.

Dennis BethelOctober 26, 2016

Real Estate Investing

The #1 Financial Trap Most Doctors Fall For & How To Avoid It

Have you seen this article in Entrepreneur magazine? Why You Should Be Investing Your Money In Real EstateIn it, author, attorney, & CPA, Mark Kohler discusses 6 compelling reasons why people should invest their money in real estate.

Dennis BethelOctober 20, 2016

Real Estate

Doctors Aren’t Leaders and Pigs Can Fly

To most doctors, the patient-physician relationship is sacrosanct. It is our job to provide clinical excellence and advocate for our patients in every realm including with bureaucratic agencies that would seek to deny them needed care.

Dennis BethelOctober 9, 2016

Real Estate

Important Announcement – Coming Soon

Fall is rapidly approaching and with it comes cooler weather, football, the World Series, and more commercial multifamily real estate investing learning events.While I love blogging about the merits of apartment investing, there is nothing quite like the live events.

Dennis BethelSeptember 12, 2016

Real Estate

Calling All Real Estate Entrepreneurs

Medicine has become one of the most regulated industries in the world. Private practice is rapidly disappearing as the corporate practice of medicine is becoming the norm.

Dennis BethelJuly 28, 2016

Real Estate Investing

18 Reasons Why You Might Need A Real Estate Mentor

Successful real estate investors have advantages that aren't available to the rest of us. Their success comes down to one of three things.

Dennis BethelJuly 24, 2016

Real Estate Investing

Residency For Apartment Investors

And you are ALWAYS taught by someone who knows how to do it well - sometimes the best in the country. In reality, it took far more supervised repetitions to master these procedures, but the concept was the same. Doctors learned to be doctors using the apprentice model (residency). And if you go back in time, this is how mankind…

Dennis BethelJuly 20, 2016

Real Estate Investing

6 Reasons Why Bigger is Better! – Solving The Real Estate Investing Debate

What I am talking about is the great debate among investors who invest in real estate. Which is better: residential real estate or commercial multifamily real estate?

Dennis BethelJune 29, 2016

Real Estate

Controlling Doctors And Fooling Patients

Government regulators, insurance companies, and hospital administrators took over and doctors were no longer masters of their domain. Now, they had to serve these third-party payers who cared less about patient care and more about money.

Dennis BethelJune 7, 2016

Real Estate

Texas Sized Investment Profits

"No matter which way you look at the data, Texas is the big winner. Four of the 10 fastest-growing cities in the US are in Texas, and five of the 10 cities with the highest numerical population growth were in Texas."

Dennis BethelMay 26, 2016

Real Estate

Scolding Doctors

As medicine rapidly consolidates and private practice becomes nonviable, many physicians are becoming hospital employees. This situation threatens doctor autonomy and ultimately patient care.

Dennis BethelMay 23, 2016

Real Estate

From Prince To Pauper – Do You Have A Will?

Probate is the process by which the state court system inventories a deceased person's assets, has them appraised, and distributes them as they deem legal and appropriate. It is cumbersome, costly, and can be avoided by having a will.

Dennis BethelMay 4, 2016

Real Estate

Not Ready To Die

Some of the lowest moments of my career have come from performing heroic measures on patients without any quality of life. In these situations, it seems cruel to thwart a merciful death. How can I feel good about prolonging someone else's suffering?

Dennis BethelApril 25, 2016

Real Estate

Taxes – Your Biggest Expense

Real estate happens to have some of the most favorable tax benefits. In fact, I like to say that if your investments aren't tax-advantaged, tax-deferred, or tax-free then you must not be investing in real estate.

Dennis BethelApril 3, 2016

Real Estate

Are Investments Like Marriages?

What if we could only invest in one asset class for the rest of our lives? While I know what investment I'd want to be married to, the truth is that most investments have their advantages and disadvantages.

Dennis BethelMarch 24, 2016

Real Estate

Replacing Doctors

During my formative years, I still recall going from records and eight-tracks to cassette tapes. I felt so cool walking around with that Sony Walkman playing my cassettes, listening to Rick Springfield belt out Jessie's Girl.

Dennis BethelMarch 6, 2016

Real Estate

I Order Pregnancy Tests On Men

Now before you go and question my professional competency, let me assure you that I went to a good medical school. I also completed a four-year residency in Emergency Medicine at a top-notch residency program. I was board-certified less than one year after finishing and have maintained that status ever since.

Dennis BethelFebruary 9, 2016

Real Estate

My Wife Tried to Poison Me

How does the old saying go? "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me." Let me explain.

Dennis BethelJanuary 28, 2016

Real Estate Investing

Death to Lazy Assets – Multifamily Refinances

The readers of this blog have achieved high levels of success largely due to an incredible work ethic. We wouldn't be where we are today had we been lazy and we certainly don't want our kids to be lazy.

Dennis BethelJanuary 7, 2016

Real Estate

More Than Just The Town Drunk

Sitting at the corner of Cedar and Kings Canyon avenues VMC was nothing to look at. However, the combination of rampant poverty, violent gangs, and severe shortages of both doctors and nurses, made it an ideal place to do residency.

Dennis BethelNovember 24, 2015

Real Estate Investing

This Doctor’s Grizzly Confession

I much prefer investing in multifamily real estate in which everyone can be a winner. The tenants win because they have a clean, safe place to live. The employees win because they have a stable income that puts food on their table. The sellers win when they sell for a reasonable profit. The buyers win when they take over and…

Dennis BethelNovember 14, 2015

Real Estate Investing

Teach Your Kids About Taxes, Eat 30% Of Their Ice Cream

Many doctors would argue that to be an underestimation of their tax burden. When you consider federal income tax, state taxes, payroll taxes, sales tax, property tax, gas tax, and all of the other governmental fees and taxes some will claim they pay up to 50% of their income in taxes.

Dennis BethelOctober 11, 2015

Real Estate

Shrinking Taxes – NestEggRx Interviews Diane Kennedy

  Diane Kennedy is a best selling author, CPA, and tax strategist. Years ago, I hired Diane to prepare a tax strategy for me. I've been following Diane ever since. You can too by signing up to her website USTaxAid. Also be sure to sign up for my must see webinar: 8 Ways to Shrink Your Taxes by Investing in…

Dennis BethelOctober 7, 2015

Real Estate

Harassing Doctors: ICD – ?@#&!

Doctors are used to fielding a rapid barrage of questions. We field queries from patients, nurses, and other doctors in our daily practice of medicine. In fact, part of what makes a good doctor great is good communication skills.

Dennis BethelSeptember 30, 2015

Real Estate Investing

Advocating for Doctors – Multifamily Educational Events

I've spent my entire career advocating for my patients. I've tried advocating for doctors too. Unfortunately, physicians are no longer driving the health care bus. We've been relegated to the back of the bus and those more interested in money and cost containment have drowned our voices out.

Dennis BethelSeptember 23, 2015

Real Estate Investing

Doctors – Not For Sale

I started NestEggRx to do just that. I educate others about this asset class because I have directly experienced the benefits and I strongly believe that all physicians should learn how this asset class works and determine whether it's a fit for them.

Dennis BethelSeptember 10, 2015

Real Estate Investing

Testicular Emergencies and Stock Market Crashes

I feel obligated to tell you that it is a little off-color, so you may just want to skip this one. However, the bulk of my readers are physicians and we can handle anything. After all, we've seen and heard it all.

Dennis BethelAugust 25, 2015

Real Estate Investing

Giants, Dodgers, Doctors – Bay Area Learning Events

Commercial Multifamily Real Estate changed my financial fortunes and has allowed me to practice medicine on my own terms. I'm grateful for this fact and have made it my mission to share this information with my fellow physicians.

Dennis BethelAugust 18, 2015

Real Estate Investing

I Hit a Patient – Commercial Multifamily Real Estate Investing Lessons

Improvisation is something we all have to do in a crisis when we don't have the right tool at our disposal. This guy would be six feet under today if my only option had been that thump. Far too many doctors invest only in stock market based paper assets thinking those are their only option.

Dennis BethelAugust 12, 2015

Real Estate Investing

#1 Worst Thing Ever To Say

Have you ever put your foot in your mouth? I mean really wedged it in there good?Not some simple little faux pas that nobody but you remembers. No, I'm talking about something epic ; a real boneheaded misstep so infamous that it will get passed down from generation to generation.

Dennis BethelAugust 2, 2015

Real Estate

Mother May I Medicine

Washington bureaucrats along with for-profit insurance companies and corporate administrators have taken over medicine and perverted its cause. They have pushed patient care to the periphery and brought the almighty dollar to the forefront of their agenda.

Dennis BethelJuly 26, 2015

Real Estate

Caveman Investors

Fortunately, there is a group of individuals in society that know everything. Years ago, I too belonged to that enlightened crowd.

Dennis BethelJuly 19, 2015

Real Estate Investing

FAQ’s: Do You Only Work With Doctors?

If you think about it, the definition of sophisticated is spot-on. After all, shouldn't everyone have sufficient knowledge before they invest in something? This is the information age and knowledge is a powerful thing. That is why I started NestEggRx in the first place.

Dennis BethelJuly 12, 2015

Real Estate Investing

Multifamily Investing – A Case Study

In my experience a high quality asset manager can typically produce 5% - 10% annual yields for B and C grade properties. In general, the longer the hold, the higher the yield.

Dennis BethelMarch 9, 2015

Real Estate Operations

I Used To Own The Grand Canyon

A decade ago I read a few books on multifamily real estate and set off determined to buy my first apartment building. Saying I was green is a real understatement. I made a lot of mistakes with that first purchase, but I did do a few things right.

Dennis BethelFebruary 24, 2015

Real Estate Investing

Multifamily Investing Using an IRA

When discussing IRAs, most people think of traditional IRAs versus Roth IRAs. The difference between these two comes down to taxes and when you pay them. With a traditional IRA, you contribute pre-tax money and grow it tax-free. The tax hit comes at the back-end when you withdraw it.

Dennis BethelFebruary 15, 2015

Real Estate Investing

Why My Dad Helped Me Ditch School

When I think about time, I think about a concept called opportunity cost. Opportunity cost relates choices with scarcity. In this case, the resource that is scarce is time. Choosing to spend your time working for money has a non-monetary cost associated with it.

Dennis BethelNovember 22, 2014

Real Estate Capital

International Investors Flocking to Commercial Multifamily Real Estate

In fact, in 2014 they say that investors from Japan and China have already placed $522 million dollars in the U.S. multifamily market which puts them on a record-setting pace. This story got me thinking back to spring. Every year I evaluate hundreds of properties, put in 15 to 20 letters of intent, and acquire 1 - 4 new properties.…

Dennis BethelOctober 25, 2014

Real Estate

Multifamily Wealth – Riding The Demographic Wave

In a nutshell, demographics is the study of people and populations. If you understand people, you can understand their consumption habits and predict the future with reasonably good certainty.

Dennis BethelSeptember 24, 2014

Real Estate Investing

Better Investments – Why Life Insurance Companies Invest in Commercial Multifamily Real Estate

The AAA rated life insurance companies do carry a small percentage of stock holdings in their portfolios but it is insignificant in comparison to their real estate exposure. For them, commercial multifamily real estate represents the Goldilocks scenario in which they can obtain better results than their bond holdings without having to take on the significantly greater risk of the…

Dennis BethelSeptember 11, 2014

Real Estate Investing

Why I Became A Polygamist

Even the process of acquiring apartments can be likened to relationships. First you develop your criteria for what you are looking for and then you start evaluating properties for possible acquisition (dating). It is not uncommon to have to look at several pretenders before finding that one contender that is worth marrying.

Dennis BethelAugust 30, 2014

Real Estate Investing

Apartment Investing For Doctors

My last blog post discussed two ways that you can profit from your skills without having to actually purchase any property. Both bird dogging and wholesaling properties can be lucrative ways to make money on real estate that you don't want to own for yourself.

Dennis BethelAugust 20, 2014

Real Estate Acquisition

Multifamily Bird Dog and Wholesaler

Believe it or not, commercial multifamily real estate investors can use "bird dogs" too. No, not English Setters, Pointers, or Retrievers, but well-connected individuals who sniff out deals and forward them on to investors for a fee.

Dennis BethelAugust 11, 2014

Real Estate Acquisition

Why Physician Home Loans Fail – NestEggRx Review

Today's post will take a slight departure from my usual focus on commercial multifamily real estate. Instead, I will be discussing residential real estate and how physicians qualify for residential lending. More specifically, I will be reviewing the book, "Why Physician Home Loans Fail" by Josh Mettle.

Dennis BethelAugust 2, 2014

Real Estate Investing

Boom Or Bust For Physician Retirements?

During their prime working years, the baby boomers fueled GDP and the greatest bull market in history. However, the baby boomers are aging and leaving the work force. In fact, 10,000 boomers turn 65 years old every day and will continue to do so for the next 15 years.

Dennis BethelJuly 10, 2014

Real Estate Investing

Multifamily Real Estate Can Reduce The Volatility of Your Portfolio

Investopedia defines volatility as: A statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for a given security or market index..Commonly, the higher the volatility, the riskier the security. Just like in chemistry, the higher the volatility of an investment, the more likely you are to see your money evaporate.

Dennis BethelMay 26, 2014

Real Estate Investing

NestEggRx Coming To Houston!

My next event is May 31st in Houston, Texas. I'm excited to be back in Texas which happens to be my favorite state to invest in. In addition to the learning event, I'll be checking on several properties I have fractional ownership interest in as well as a couple of new potential acquisitions that we'll be taking a run at…

Dennis BethelMay 18, 2014

Real Estate

Multifamily Real Estate Investing and Pro-Formas

One of the first documents that brokers like to put in front of potential multifamily real estate investors is called a pro-forma. Investopedia says that pro-forma is Latin and means ; for the sake of form.

Dennis BethelApril 21, 2014

Passive InvestmentsReal Estate AcquisitionReal Estate Investing

The Mutual Fund Mindset

What if we lived in a world in which having specialized knowledge and expertise didn't matter? Who would go to a barber or a dentist when people could get the same results doing it themselves at home? Universities would go out of business, as would physicians.? Why pay a surgeon to remove your gallbladder when your neighbor will do just…

Dennis BethelMarch 17, 2014

Real Estate

Review Of The White Coat Investor

Jim has recently authored a book entitled, "The White Coat Investor : A Doctor's Guide to Personal Finance and Investing." I was asked to review it for my community here at NestEggRx.

Dennis BethelFebruary 21, 2014

Passive InvestmentsReal Estate Investing

3 Real Estate Investing Myths That Might Be Costing You Money

It has become evident to me that there are a lot of myths when it comes to real estate investing. Let's look at the top three.

Dennis BethelFebruary 4, 2014

Real Estate Investing

Texas Multifamily Excellence – Austin Luncheon

The Texas Triangle which is loosely defined as Dallas to the north, Houston to the southeast, and San Antonio to the southwest is the largest area of population and economic growth in this country. Year after year this area grows bigger and creates more economic opportunities. Where there are jobs and people, there is demand for multifamily real estate.

Dennis BethelJanuary 10, 2014

Real Estate InvestingReal Estate Operations

Multifamily Real Estate Vacancy

In commercial multifamily real estate, vacancy is an important topic. Vacancy rates and occupancy rates go hand-in-hand.

Dennis BethelJanuary 8, 2014

Real Estate InvestingReal Estate Operations

Retention is Key to Multifamily Real Estate Riches

Just like with physicians, if you treat your residents well, they will be more likely to remain loyal, stay longer, and champion your brand by referring your community to their friends and family.

Dennis BethelDecember 9, 2013

Real Estate Investing

Operating Expenses – Financial Growth Through Management

Few individuals are good at managing expenses, but learning this skill can accelerate your financial growth. In my acquisition activities, I frequently encounter properties that are fat in expenses and lean on returns.

Dennis BethelOctober 9, 2013

Real Estate Investing

Multifamily Financial Growth Through Gross Operating Income

Financial growth in commercial multifamily real estate revolves around net operating income (NOI). To make money in real estate, you need to grow NOI.

Dennis BethelSeptember 24, 2013

Passive Investments

Multifamily Cash Flow – Abundance Thinking

Like most things in life, there is more than one way to look at a subject. When it comes to finances and retirement savings, there is scarcity thinking and there is abundance thinking.

Dennis BethelSeptember 16, 2013

Real Estate Investing

Investing in Commercial Multifamily Real Estate – A Doctors Story

I did a guest post for the popular website White Coat Investor in March. In that post, I told my story and how commercial multifamily real estate took me from a full time ER doctor who was overworked and burned out to a part-time doctor practicing on my own terms and set to retire well before I hit the age…

Dennis BethelAugust 24, 2013

Real Estate Investing

Multifamily Real Estate And Debt Service Coverage Ratio – DSCR

My last article discussed how the best real estate investments reduce risk by paying attention to break-even occupancy. Debt service coverage ratio (DSCR), also known as debt coverage ratio (DCR), is another safety number you should be aware of.

Dennis BethelAugust 15, 2013

Real Estate Investing

Break-Even Occupancy – Multifamily Real Estate Safety Number

While we invest to make money, the first rule of investing is to not lose money. Consequently, with every investment, you need to know what your break-even point is.

Dennis BethelAugust 5, 2013

Real Estate Operations

Make Money In Real Estate Using RUBS

There are many ways to make money in real estate and the best real estate investments utilize ratio utility billing systems (RUBS) for financial growth.

Dennis BethelJuly 25, 2013

Real Estate Investing

The Best Real Estate Investments Experience Forced Appreciation Through Rent Growth

What is rent growth and why is it important? Rent growth is merely the percentage change in market rents from one year to the next. Rent growth is important, because it is a driver of NOI which determines appreciation.

Dennis BethelJuly 18, 2013

Real Estate Investing

Multifamily Real Estate Investing Is Evergreen

In the face of rapidly changing industries, businesses must be ever vigilant to grow and evolve or they too will face extinction. We have all heard that 9 out of every 10 new businesses fail. However, unlike a tree that falls in the forest, when one of these bigger companies fall, the impact can be heard and felt worldwide. Investors…

Dennis BethelJuly 3, 2013

Real Estate Acquisition

Multifamily Real Estate Due Diligence

Everyone does on site due diligence a little differently. In my mind, there are five essential elements:

Dennis BethelJune 20, 2013

Real Estate Investing

Financial Freedom Through Commercial Multifamily Investing

Real estate has been good to me and I've made it my mission to help inform doctors, dentists, and other high earning professionals about the benefits of adding multifamily real estate to their portfolios. While I am a physician by trade, my passion is real estate and I would like to share my story with you.

Dennis BethelJune 6, 2013

Real Estate Investing

Multifamily Real Estate – Maximize Returns By Minimizing Risk

When it comes to investments, no discussion would be complete without talking about risk. When discussing risk, I like to start with the investor. What type of investor or should I say risk taker are you? Are you risk averse, a risk minimizer, or do you throw caution to the wind, ignore risk altogether and gamble with your money?

Dennis BethelMay 21, 2013

Real Estate Investing

The Best Real Estate Investments Utilize Non-Recourse Lending To Decrease The Risk Of Leverage

As one physician put it in our conversations, leverage is a "double-edged sword" it cuts both ways. While it can magnify your gains, it can also magnify your losses. This is absolutely true if you use leverage wrong.

Dennis BethelMay 7, 2013

Real Estate Investing

The Best Real Estate Investments Use Leverage for Financial Growth

Why is leverage so important? Leverage is a tool that allows you to get higher returns than you could otherwise get if you paid for the property in full. Of course higher returns mean accelerated wealth and financial growth.

Dennis BethelApril 29, 2013

Real Estate Investing

Make Money In Real Estate Utilizing Velocity of Money

The first is leverage or the use of fixed bank financing to purchase a property which I will write about in my next post. The second wealth accelerating tool is velocity of money. In its simplest terms, velocity of money is how quickly a dollar invested returns to its owner to be reinvested.

Dennis BethelApril 21, 2013

Real Estate

Tax Strategists Accelerate Your Financial Growth

In honor of tax season, I have written an article on tax strategists and why every 1099, self-employed physician should have one to accelerate their financial growth.

Dennis BethelApril 12, 2013

Real Estate Investing

Net Operating Income (NOI) Fuels Financial Growth

Unlike residential real estate, where you can be held captive by the residential market cycle and the comparison appraisal model, commercial real estate derives its value largely from NOI. Why is this important?

Dennis BethelApril 7, 2013

Real Estate Acquisition

Brokers Help You Find The Best Real Estate Investments

Brokers are the gatekeepers to the types of properties you want to buy. Their goal is to sell properties and make money through commissions. Your goal is to make money in real estate by buying quality properties. You both are uniquely qualified to help the other attain their goal.

Dennis BethelMarch 22, 2013

Real Estate Investing

Economies Of Scale: Why Commercial Multifamily Beats Residential (Part II)

The best real estate investments have economies of scale that allow you to make money in real estate while accelerating your financial growth. In part I of this post on economies of scale (EOS), I showed you how residential real estate is riskier than commercial multifamily real estate. Now let me show you how economies of scale can create financial…

Dennis BethelMarch 8, 2013

Real Estate

Economies Of Scale: Why Commercial Multifamily Beats Residential

The best real estate investments that enjoy the most financial growth and make money in real estate are those that take advantage of economies of scale.

Dennis BethelMarch 6, 2013

Real Estate Acquisition

Making The Grade To Make Money In Real Estate

What grade of properties are you going to buy? Multifamily commercial real estate is graded on an A through D scale.

Dennis BethelFebruary 10, 2013

Real Estate Acquisition

Property Management: Critical Piece For You To Make Money In Real Estate

If you want to make money in real estate, find the best real estate investments, and enjoy financial growth, the next step is to find top notch professional property management.

Dennis BethelJanuary 30, 2013

Real Estate Acquisition

Submarket Analysis: Path To Finding The Best Real Estate Investments!

In order to find the best real estate investments, make money in real estate, and experience financial growth, you must first find the best markets and submarkets. By now you have identified a few markets worthy of your investment dollars. Is it time to go real estate shopping?

Dennis BethelJanuary 23, 2013

Real Estate Acquisition

Market Analysis: The Foundation for Financial Growth in Real Estate

Your financial growth depends on your ability to choose the right market. Market analysis is crucial for investors and can make the difference between making money in real estate and losing money. Finding the best real estate investments starts with finding the right markets.

Dennis BethelJanuary 20, 2013

Real Estate Investing

What is Inhibiting Your Financial Growth?

Is there something inhibiting your financial growth? Is the dream to retire early dead to our generation? Do you know how to retire with lower taxes?

Dennis BethelJanuary 15, 2013

Real Estate Liquidation

Liquidating Your Real Estate Investments

If residential real estate is your game, then these are the motivated sellers you want to buy from. Many of these will get one last kick in the pants on their way out of the real estate investing door. When you sell without a plan and without thinking about taxes, taxes will inevitably follow.

Dennis BethelDecember 3, 2012

Real Estate Operations

Real Estate Operations: The Real Money

You may have heard the assertion that you make money in real estate when you buy a property. While it is true that buying a good property in a good market for less than market value can establish your baseline profitability.

Dennis BethelDecember 1, 2012

Real Estate Capital

Real Estate Investing: Raising Real Estate Capital

Any mistake in the four stages of real estate investing can turn your investment dreams into a nightmare. We will discuss each of these areas in detail in a four-part blog post series.

Dennis BethelNovember 22, 2012

Real Estate Investing

How Do Investors Make Money In Real Estate

With residential real estate, it can be difficult to count on any real estate appreciation.Investors are beholden to the residential market cycle and comparison appraisal model. As such, many investors have been trapped in a down market unable to refinance due to a poor appraisal environment.

Dennis BethelNovember 19, 2012

Passive Investments

Real Estate Investing Without Becoming a Landlord

There are numerous compelling reasons to invest in real estate, but there are only a few reasons to become a property manager.Ask yourself if you are investing in real estate to gain financial freedom or are you investing to become a landlord?

Dennis BethelNovember 15, 2012

Real Estate Investing

Make Your Money Work Hard For You

Over the years, I learned about property and asset management and I made money while doing so. I knew that once the mortgages were paid off, I would have a monthly stream of income that would easily replace my salary as a physician in retirement.

Dennis BethelNovember 12, 2012

Real Estate Investing

Doctors Work Hard For Their “Doctor Money”

To start earning late in life with an enormous amount of debt makes it challenging to accumulate a retirement Nest Egg.Most of us begin with our heads down working 50 to 60 hours and more a week caring for our patients and our practices.Where do you turn with the little money you manage to accumulate?

Dennis BethelNovember 8, 2012